Thomas Williams Administrator Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) I'm very curious how Ohgren does. I didn't see anything last night that stood out positively nor negatively. There are two caveats to this: 1. Hynes sees and knows every facet of the game in ways we won't. Maybe Ohgren has some intangibles in him that was hard to see last night. 2. He's not going to be playing with AHLers. He's with the best defensive center on the team plus a guy who used to be an offensive all-star. Can't really ask for better teachers to start. Edited September 24 by Citizen Strife 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalptrash Verified Member Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Go Ohgren! I hope he is as good or better than expected. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stanley Cups Verified Member Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Ohgren sounds like he's doing a heck of a lot better than Yurov in camp, the injury to Zuccy is a blessing in disguise, I hope Ohgy stays in the middle six. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Could OgZ's year look a lot like Nino's 1st year with the Wild? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 How can he POSSIBLY be worse than NoJo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) 10 minutes ago, FredJohnson said: How can he POSSIBLY be worse than NoJo? By not being fast, defensively sound, and score 30-points a season? After watching most of the preseason players the other night, players like Johansson and Hartman are levels above them. Tell me what points Ohgren scored in the NHL last year. Probably wasn't a lot. For his faults, Johansson is better than a LOT of players the Wild iced in the preseason so far. Trenin and Hinostroza being the first liners over guys like Heidt, Ohgren, and Yurov is no accident. "They have the built in talent and skill we need you to beat someday, so go and do it." I want Ohgren to succeed. But he hasn't done that yet. He gets his chance to. It's if Tarasenko is worse than Johansson that would be a bigger problem. Edited September 25 by Citizen Strife 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Case in point, I went to look up Mojo's point totals just to be sure. He had 34. Guess which player was behind him at 33... Found Ohgren's total too. 5 in 24, so around 15-17 point for 82 games. I hope he cracks 20-25. Mojo isn't as bad as people says he is. He's made a career out of being a useful player. He's a safety net. The Wild need to FA or draft people better, but let's stop the scapegoating that he, Gaudreau, etc we're not NHL level players or something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 13 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: Case in point, I went to look up Mojo's point totals just to be sure. He had 34. Guess which player was behind him at 33... Found Ohgren's total too. 5 in 24, so around 15-17 point for 82 games. I hope he cracks 20-25. Mojo isn't as bad as people says he is. He's made a career out of being a useful player. He's a safety net. The Wild need to FA or draft people better, but let's stop the scapegoating that he, Gaudreau, etc we're not NHL level players or something Training wheels are off for Ogzy. Time to deliver my guy. 12 G, 17 A is as high as the bar is for you. Can you clear that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 15 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: Guess which player was behind him at 33... Foligno? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 16 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: Mojo isn't as bad as people says he is. He's made a career out of being a useful player. Do not disagree. Nojo is so frustrating because it's so obvious he's mailing it in for 70 games, and get's a heart transplant for the final 12 games in the contract year. Dude is gutless. But he's our gutless and back for the 25-26 season. Thanks bill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said: Foligno? Vlad. Roles being reversed, Mojo probably doesn't get 30 on the 4th line, and Tarasenko SHOULD get more, but I have to see it first. The Wild need higher floor from their offense. 50-60 range or maybe even more 70s would be nice and more in line with the playoff teams they are chasing. Edited September 25 by Citizen Strife 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, Citizen Strife said: By not being fast, defensively sound, and score 30-points a season? 34! Get it right. 72 games mostly in the top-6 last season...pathetic. -7 on top of it. Oggy has to be better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, Citizen Strife said: Case in point, I went to look up Mojo's point totals just to be sure. He had 34. 34 points in 72 games playing on the 2nd line is putrid. 3rd line? Noice. 4th line? Sweet! He ain't sniffin' anything above the teens playing 3rd or 4th line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, Citizen Strife said: Tell me what points Ohgren scored in the NHL last year. 24 games, 2 goals, 3 assists, -6 Playing on the 4th line. NOT playing on the 2nd line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, Citizen Strife said: Mojo isn't as bad as people says he is. He's made a career out of being a useful player. He's a safety net. Maybe he can be a safety net. He's not physical enough for the bottom 6. He doesn't register enough points for the top-6. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted Thursday at 08:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:59 PM Scoring around 1 point per game in the AHL by age 21 often points to a solid future NHL career, assuming the player has the requisite drive to succeed. Rossi was just under 1 point per game(51/53) in the AHL at age 21. Ohgren was just under 1 point per game(37/41) in the AHL at age 21. Rossi followed that with 40 points(6 on the PP) in 82 games. Ogre could tally 40+ points if he's healthy all season and getting 2nd line minutes, particularly if he's on PP2 as well. Given that Ohgren seems to already have the strength for the NHL, hopefully he will get off to a great start in the upcoming season. Boldy had 28 points in his 24 AHL games, so I'm not thinking Ohgren will be that level of player, but just being a sound 2-way player with other skilled 2nd line players, he could have a shot at 40+ points in the near future. Ohgren may never reach 70 points in a season, but perhaps he can exceed 50 several seasons. That's a quality NHLer. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted Saturday at 12:34 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:34 AM On 9/25/2025 at 3:59 PM, Imyourhuckleberry said: Scoring around 1 point per game in the AHL by age 21 often points to a solid future NHL career, assuming the player has the requisite drive to succeed. Rossi was just under 1 point per game(51/53) in the AHL at age 21. Ohgren was just under 1 point per game(37/41) in the AHL at age 21. Rossi followed that with 40 points(6 on the PP) in 82 games. Ogre could tally 40+ points if he's healthy all season and getting 2nd line minutes, particularly if he's on PP2 as well. Given that Ohgren seems to already have the strength for the NHL, hopefully he will get off to a great start in the upcoming season. Boldy had 28 points in his 24 AHL games, so I'm not thinking Ohgren will be that level of player, but just being a sound 2-way player with other skilled 2nd line players, he could have a shot at 40+ points in the near future. Ohgren may never reach 70 points in a season, but perhaps he can exceed 50 several seasons. That's a quality NHLer. So...better than NoJo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted Saturday at 05:28 AM Share Posted Saturday at 05:28 AM (edited) 4 hours ago, FredJohnson said: So...better than NoJo? Edited Saturday at 05:29 AM by Imyourhuckleberry 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.